Florida Senator Marco Rubio was surrounded by reporters Thursday as he returned to Capitol Hill.

Speaking with reporters for the first time since withdrawing from the Republican presidential race, Rubio announced that he is looking forward to being a private citizen in January. When asked if he would consider being Ted Cruz’s vice president, Rubio said that he wasn’t interested. Continuing, he said, “I’m not going to be Vice President. I’m not running for governor of Florida. I’m going to finish out my term in the Senate over the next ten months … and then I’ll be a private citizen in January.”

Pressed on the future of the primary race and the possibility of a Trump nomination, Rubio said he believes that Republicans will coalesce around a candidate now that the field has narrowed. He then shared his concern that a Trump nomination “would fracture the party and be damaging to the conservative movement.”

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